Frank

Frank

Frank when he was young

Frank (Japanese: フランク Frank) is a character of the day from Lights! Camera! Pika!. He is a movie director and the self-proclaimed "biggest Pikachu fan in the world". He often adds the word 'Pika' to certain words.

As a child, Frank grew up surrounded by Pikachu. He was a sick and frail child, but the Pikachu always cheered him up. When he was old enough, Frank started going on a journey together with a Pikachu. Later in his life, Frank married and started a family. At a certain moment, his wife would pass away, but the Pikachu were on his side again to show support. Driven by this, Frank decided he wanted to deliver the same smiles he got from the Pikachu to children all over the world by making movies.

Frank at his marriage

In the present day, Frank was shooting a film at Pikachu Land called Lightning Fast! Brave and Strong! Super-Pikachu! with his granddaughter Jean, when Ash and his friends passed. Ash's Pikachu started playing with Frank's Pikachu, and Frank immediately saw potential in Ash's Pikachu. He showed himself to Ash and his friends and offered Ash's Pikachu the leading role in his movie, which Ash and Pikachu accepted. He then took them to his mansion, the Pikachu Manor, and introduced the other stars of his movie to them, all the Cosplay Pikachu varieties. He revealed to the group that while he did have an idea for the script of the movie, he had not written it down on paper yet. As such, Clemont offered to help Frank with writing the script.

Pokémon

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Pikachu (multiple)

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!

Frank owns multiple Pikachu.

These Pikachu have been with Frank ever since he was a child. They cheered him up when he was sick, went on a journey with him, were on his side when he married, and supported him when his wife passed away.

In the present day, they first appeared dancing during a film shoot at Pikachu Land when Ash and his friends passed. Ash's Pikachu joined in and got the Pikachu cheered up even more.

Pikachu's known moves are Thunderbolt and Electro Ball.

Pikachu Rock Star ♂

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Jake Paque

Main article: Cosplay Pikachu

Pikachu Rock Star is one of the Pikachu starring in Frank's movie. In the movie, he is a Pikachu living in Pikachu Land, who stands up when Pikachu Libre and his gang show up to kidnap Pikachu Belle and Pikachu Pop Star. Together with Pikachu, Ph. D, he helped "Super Pikachu" (played by Ash's Pikachu) get up when he is struck down by Pikachu Libre. They then try to get the other Pikachu in Pikachu Land motivated to fight against Pikachu Libre. They succeed, and arrive just in time to save Super Pikachu from being defeated by Pikachu Libre. Together, they ultimately blast Pikachu Libre and his gang off. When the movie was finished, he was present at the premiere showing.

Pikachu Rock Star's only known move is Thunderbolt.

Pikachu Belle ♀

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese	Miyako Ito
English	Miyako Ito

Main article: Cosplay Pikachu

Pikachu Belle is one of the Pikachu starring in Frank's movie. In the movie, she is a Pikachu living in Pikachu Land, when she is kidnapped along with Pikachu Pop Star by a group of masked Pikachu led by Pikachu Libre. They are ultimately saved by "Super Pikachu" (played by Ash's Pikachu), Pikachu Rock Star, Pikachu, Ph. D, and all the other Pikachu from Pikachu Land. When the movie was finished, she was present at the premiere showing.

None of Pikachu Belle's moves are known.

Pikachu Pop Star ♀

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese	Mika Kanai
English	Mika Kanai

Main article: Cosplay Pikachu

Pikachu Pop Star is one of the Pikachu starring in Frank's movie. In the movie, she is a Pikachu living in Pikachu Land, when she is kidnapped along with Pikachu Belle by a group of masked Pikachu led by Pikachu Libre. They are ultimately saved by "Super Pikachu" (played by Ash's Pikachu), Pikachu Rock Star, Pikachu, Ph. D, and all the other Pikachu from Pikachu Land. When the movie was finished, she was present at the premiere showing.

None of Pikachu Pop Star's moves are known.

Pikachu, Ph. D ♀

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!

Main article: Cosplay Pikachu

Pikachu, Ph. D is one of the Pikachu starring in Frank's movie. In the movie, she is a Pikachu living in Pikachu Land, who stands up when Pikachu Libre and his gang show up to kidnap Pikachu Belle and Pikachu Pop Star. Together with Pikachu Rock Star, she helps "Super Pikachu" (played by Ash's Pikachu) get up when he is struck down by Pikachu Libre. They then try to get the other Pikachu in Pikachu Land motivated to fight against Pikachu Libre. They succeed, and arrive just in time to save Super Pikachu from being defeated by Pikachu Libre. Together, they ultimately blast Pikachu Libre and his gang off. When the movie was finished, she was present at the premiere showing.

Pikachu, Ph. D's only known move is Thunderbolt.

Pikachu Libre ♂

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!

Main article: Cosplay Pikachu

Pikachu Libre is one of the Pikachu starring in Frank's movie. In the movie, he portrays the villainous role and leads a gang of masked Pikachu. They invade Pikachu Land and kidnap of Pikachu Belle and Pikachu Pop Star. During this however, "Super Pikachu" (played by Ash's Pikachu) shows up to save the day. He and his gang manage to wear Super Pikachu out. Just when they are about to defeat Super Pikachu, he gets unexpected help from Pikachu Rock Star, Pikachu, Ph. D, and the other Pikachu from Pikachu Land. This proves to be too much for Pikachu Libre and his gang, who are blasted off by the combined effort of all the opposing Pikachu. When the movie was finished, he was present at the premiere showing.

Pikachu Libre's only known move is Thunderbolt.

Gurdurr

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kensuke Satō
English	Bill Rogers

Gurdurr is a Pokémon that Frank uses for shooting movies. It holds up the microphone and operates the zip liner. When the movie was finished, it was present at the premiere showing.

None of Gurdurr's moves are known.

Heliolisk

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Ryan William Downey

Heliolisk is a Pokémon that Frank uses for shooting movies. It provides the lighting together with Magnemite and Swirlix. When the movie was finished, it was present at the premiere showing.

Heliolisk's only known move is Flash.

Magnemite

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Bill Rogers

Magnemite is a Pokémon that Frank uses for shooting movies. It provides the lighting together with Heliolisk and Swirlix. When the movie was finished, it was present at the premiere showing.

Magnemite's only known move is Flash.

Swirlix

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Haven Paschall

Swirlix is a Pokémon that Frank uses for shooting movies. It provides the lighting together with Heliolisk and Magnemite. When the movie was finished, it was present at the premiere showing.

Swirlix's only known move is Flash.

Weezing

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	E. James Ford

Weezing is a Pokémon that Frank uses for shooting movies. It provides white smoke effects. When the movie was finished, it was present at the premiere showing.

Weezing's only known move is Clear Smog.

Torkoal

Debut	Lights! Camera! Pika!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Carter Cathcart

Torkoal is a Pokémon that Frank uses for shooting movies. It provides black smoke effects. When the movie was finished, it was present at the premiere showing.

None of Torkoal's moves were shown.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 高木渉 Wataru Takagi English Abe Goldfarb Finnish Arto Nieminen Polish Jakub Wieczorek European Spanish David García Vázquez

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon animated series.